A reserved yet gorgeously spicy nose reluctantly displays its aromas of red and dark currant that also flash hints of jasmine tea. The sleek, intense and seductively textured flavors possess both excellent volume and mid-palate concentration before terminating in a powerful mineral-driven finish that goes on and on.
It has a fresh, vibrant bouquet of mainly black fruit infused with black pepper, truffle and sous-bois and gaining in intensity with every swirl of the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and very well balanced, displaying real finesse and touches of sage and cumin toward a complex finish that in my opinion is enhanced by the stems (incidentally, this is not the first time they have been used, often to increase the volume and improve the pigeage). This is a cerebral and captivating Musigny.